> In case you 
> folks wonder what happened to all the old saws, I mentioned to my mother 
> the other day that I was getting into handtools and she said that she 
> remembered dad coming home from work in the early days and sharpening his
> handsaws almost every night.  It wasn't till I was much older that I 
> learned that handsaws don't all come to a near point at the end.

I've got one of my grandpappy's saws that has had a good 2 inches 
sharpened off of it.  My dad says that the Sunday night ritual for his 
dad was sharpening his saws--they were properly done when he 
could slide a needle down the length of them.

> Carefully with the good stuff (recent auction, 606C Bedrock,
> probably type 8 if the Bedrocks follow the other type study--$20)

That qualifies for a gloat!

Welcome.

 
Ed Bell

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Cincinnati Bell Information Systems

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